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Randall Thompson

1899 - 1984

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Randall Thompson (April 21, 1899 – July 9, 1984) was an American composer, particularly noted for his choral works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randall Thompson has received more than 119,980 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Randall Thompson is the 1,316th most popular composer (down from 1,180th in 2019), the 12,153rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,198th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Randall Thompson ranks 1,316 out of 1,216Before him are Bernie Worrell, Jeremy Soule, Kazumi Totaka, Jimmy McHugh, Oliver Knussen, and Gus Kahn. After him are Ezio Bosso, Arturo Rodas, Steve Roach, Marc Shaiman, Walter Murphy, and Olga Neuwirth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Randall Thompson ranks 271Before him are Carlos P. Romulo, Seán Lemass, Phyllis Haver, Dwight Frye, Percy Lavon Julian, and Gertrude Berg. After him are Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Eric Linklater, Carmel Myers, Allen Tate, Genevieve Tobin, and John Sparkman. Among people deceased in 1984, Randall Thompson ranks 244Before him are Ernest Tubb, Shauna Grant, John Davis, William Empson, Ken Armstrong, and Tex Gibbons. After him are Norman Petty, Ann Little, Sohrab Modi, and Eric Morecambe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randall Thompson ranks 12,153 out of 18,182Before him are Charles Shyer (1951), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Peter Goldreich (1939), Earl Young (1941), Benjamin Walker (1982), and Lina Basquette (1907). After him are Ernest Moniz (1944), Bobby Bare (1935), Alisha Klass (1972), Stephon Marbury (1977), Bob Boozer (1937), and Michael Trucco (1970).

Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Randall Thompson ranks 131Before him are Bruce Broughton (1945), Norman Dello Joio (1913), Frank Loesser (1910), Bernie Worrell (1944), Jeremy Soule (1975), and Jimmy McHugh (1894). After him are Steve Roach (1955), Marc Shaiman (1959), Walter Murphy (1952), Justin Hurwitz (1985), John Ottman (1964), and Rhys Chatham (1952).